At the end of March, we were in #Eindhoven for the #grindhoven festival featuring #goreforce5 #vominoir #kandarivas #whoresnation #blockheads #plf #haemorrhage and #schirencplayspungentstench#haemorrhage#plf#blockheads#whoresnation#kandarivas#vominoir#goreforce5#grindhoven#eindhoven, it was quality stuff. See it for yourself here […]

Four Scandinavian heavyweights descended upon #leiden In order of appearance #deathmetal brutes #vomitory #sognametal heroes #Vreid #blackmetal tyrants #abbath and #roswell conspiracy theorists #hypocrisy#roswell#abbath#blackmetal#Vreid#sognametal#vomitory#deathmetal#leidenat acoustics of the Stadsgehoorzaal (a venue new to us) made this a very special treat.

Three riders of steel descended upon #occii in #amsterdam tonight. #dodentocht #Eremit and #nekus joined forces to promote #deathmetal and #deathdoom#deathmetal#nekus#Eremit#dodentocht#amsterdam#occiire not super familiar with their material and now will have to correct that sad state of affairs. Highly recommended.

Nothing can stop #deathmetal Not even a burning Marshall amp. That’s what we learnt tonight at #MusicOn The #denhaag venue was hosting #deranged #cadavericincubator #warpchamber and #cardiacarrest Each of them has its own spin on the genre yet it’s clear they […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

Amsterdam Metal Scene gets a home on the Web at https://amsterdammetalscene.net/index.html You will find two things that may be of interest. First, a blog. Right now, that has the same content as on Mastodon. Eventually, this will be extended with the trove of […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

There’s nothing like a #deathmetal gig on a Monday evening. #gruesome started as a #death and #chuckschuldiner worship band and established itself as a force to be reckoned with. #Exhumed is a leader of the #goremetal sub-genre. Both bands kill, are great fun […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

Three weeks ago, we were at the #p60 for a quality #blackmetal evening with #gorgoroth #patristic #tyrmfar and #lomsk#tyrmfar#patristic#gorgoroth#blackmetal#p60can witness some of it from the comfort of your favourite location with this fine playlist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz-2ValOe8M&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvBoSpp7Vo47AdqCIQ12ayfN

We greatly enjoyed the whole of #athousandlostcivilizations at #magasin4 in Brussels. It showcased a plethora of talent mostly in the #deathmetal and #blackmetal#deathmetal#magasin4#athousandlostcivilizationsenes. This footage captures some of the intensity of the festival […]

Every time we see a gig at #mainstagedenbosch it’s a Clash of the Titans type bill with metal heavyweights. Today was no exception. #nails #exodus #carcass and #kreator#carcass#exodus#nails#mainstagedenboschred the stage and all dropped head banging tunes one after another. We thought Carcass gave a particularly great performance.

Weird how life is. You don’t get any live #grindcore for ages then two festivals come one after another. After #grindhoven we went to #thecave for Grindsterdam featuring #blindtothebars #my_minds_mine and a second serving of Japanese grind from #kandarivas who […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

#grindcore doesn’t receive the attention it deserves. Luckily the #grindhoven festival in, well Eindhoven obviously, puts the spotlight on that musical genre across the globe. The 2026 edition gave the stage to #goreforce #vominoir #kandarivas #whoresnation […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

Another evening with lots of gigs within easy reach. This time we were at the very foggy #p60 in Amstelveen to witness Norwegian #blackmetal royalty #gorgoroth accompanied by #patristic #tyrmfar and #lomsk#tyrmfar#patristic#gorgoroth#blackmetal#p60 kicked serious ass.

Several metal gigs are happening this weekend in close proximity to each other. We went to #MusicOn for an evening of #deathmetal and #thrashmetal with #stigmatized #anomic and #sabiendas#anomic#stigmatized#thrashmetal#deathmetal#musicond performances from the underground.

Do you like #deathmetal and #blackmetal ? Of course you do! Did you miss #immolation #marduk and #mayhem#marduk#immolation#blackmetal#deathmetaln they toured Europe together back in February? Fear not, there's some footage from their gig in Utrecht here […]

Flashback to January when we saw #Coltaine and #faetooth#coltainein Utrecht. The latter will soon start a US tour. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmQiaGxQesM&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvAh5pfTHr77fZCkSWlUWtK2

Day four of #athousandlostcivilizations managed to outdo the other three days, with #erbeetazhak #venefixion (best rendition of Chapel of Ghouls this side of the Atlantic) #beyondman #kringa #obliteration #the_true_possession and finally Canada’s number one […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

Day three of #athousandlostcivilizations in Brussels had the pedal to the metal from start to finish. We saw #terrifiant #profanation #owlswoodsgraves #herzog #volahn and #misthyrming#volahn#herzog#owlswoodsgraves#profanation#terrifiant#athousandlostcivilizationsof quality acts from the underground that we had wanted to see for some time.

Day two of #athousandlostcivilizations went from #blackmetal and #punk to #moviesoundtrack with #solfatare #tabularasa #BRÅND #NoFuture and #fabiofrizzi who took us on a trip down Zombi infested lanes and revisited the soundtracks of #luciofulci#fabiofrizzi#nofuture#tabularasa#solfatare#moviesoundtrack#punk#blackmetal#athousandlostcivilizations

Went south to Brussels for #athousandlostcivilizations at #magasin4 Day one had #abysmaldescent #zulxaxeku #dikasterion #spiritpossession #Malthusian #deathworship and #deathhammer The festival offers 3 more days of extreme music ahead, with an even more […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

#witchclubsatan announced a last minute gig at #occii We were going to spend a quiet Saturday night but thought hey why not go and enjoy some punk/folk infused feminist #blackmetal#occii#witchclubsatanut of respect for the coven, we have way fewer photos than usual. We will just say this was an eye opening experience.

#earthband 's tour of Europe has ended. If you missed it, fear not, we have some footage from their gig at #Tolhuistuin#earthbandat the end of January: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRaBvy1y1CU&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvB4QWjmNf3fyUNlMlUsWGFj

When #immolation #marduk and #mayhem tour together, you know you are in for a treat. The NY #deathmetal veterans opened the evening with technicality and brutality. On the #blackmetal side, Marduk was unstoppable and Mayhem gifted us tunes covering all its […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

Do you miss #gorefest like we do? Luckily #gorefunest is active and belts out killer covers of the #deathmetal#gorefunest#Gorefestegend. See it for yourself with this playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKvJLZO77P0&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvCt3V05IVCtO-uQKISSvGOV

A few days ago, we promised more #doommetal soon. This was correct yet not accurate. We crossed over to misty Amsterdam Noord to see #earthband play at #Tolhuistuin with Nataša Grujović & Steve Moore opening. As Steve Moore so eloquently put it, bands and […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

#Patriarkh completed their European tour with #arkona #hate and #hallsofoblivion It was a blast, we are glad we made time for their gig at the #p60 in #amstelveen#p60#hallsofoblivion#hate#arkona#patriarkh smoky footage immortalises it all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD-Kt4C4wPQ&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvBej-aPYjwM5_773HI9xW4R

Doom over #dehellingutrecht courtesy of #aufhebung #Coltaine and #faetooth The female doom trio had played at last year’s Roadburn and we were keen to see them on stage again. This was satisfying, their fairy doom filled a gap in our soul. Openers Aufhebung […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

We can’t have #gorefest but fortunately we can have #gorefunest Tonight at Soundville in #rotterdam#gorefunest#Gorefesthey delivered goosebump inducing covers of Gorefest classics. We never experienced the real thing unfortunately but this tribute was awesome. The Eindhoven insanity has become Rotterdam’s…

First gig of 2026 at the #p60 down in #amstelveen We got there a bit late so missed the opening act but got to enjoy #hallsofoblivion #hate #arkona and #patriarkh#arkona#hate#hallsofoblivion#amstelveen#p60played in the Netherlands last year. It was good to see them again with bands that are somewhat rare on this side of the continent.

As the year ends, there is time for one more list: your favourite live footage featuring #revocation #oranssipazuzu #napalmdeath #darkangel and other fine #metal#darkangel#napalmdeath#OranssiPazuzu#revocationds that played in the Netherlands in 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwdV7riGZUs&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvCYcA_B47j80NhMcm1AssPc

By now you have all grown sick of #aoty #aoty2025 lists, right? Bear with us, we have one more for you to suffer through! 😁 Here are the 10 #metal releases that hit us the hardest, in alphabetical order. This wasn’t exactly easy as 2025 was full of new high […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

We waited for #eindhovenmetalmeeting 2025 with bated breath, could barely hold excitement and now it's over and we have to wait months for another festival. Fortunately, this playlist captures some of the best moments and will bring us some comfort over the end of year break […]

3/ #eindhovenmetalmeeting day two ended for us with the Swiss giants of #triptykon delivering a selection of newer tunes and #CelticFrost classics to everyone’s delight, and on the second stage, #sinister#celticfrost#triptykon#eindhovenmetalmeetingo made a rare appearance in their native land. Long live EMM!

2/ #eindhovenmetalmeeting day two. We finally got to see #nightfall live. Later on the bigger stage, #deathmetal OGs #Possessed had the crowd in the palm of their hand with classics from their genre defining #sevenchurches#possessed#deathmetal#nightfall#eindhovenmetalmeetingum.

1/ And just like that, #eindhovenmetalmeeting 2025 is over. The second day was a ripper too. It started with #highparasite #tribulation #pessimist and #grindcore forefathers #terrorizer They gave us a full rendition of their #worlddownfall#terrorizer#grindcore#Pessimist#tribulation#highparasite#eindhovenmetalmeetingic debut.

3/ #EindhovenMetalMeeting 2025 day one ended for us on the twin highs of the #Absu grandiose Grand Guignol rendition of the #TheSunOfTiphareth and #hypocrisy#thesunoftiphareth#Absu#eindhovenmetalmeetingasting through classics and newer tracks alike.

2/ #EindhovenMetalMeeting 2025, day one. We got to see #ancient again after donkeys years, see #Hellbutcher at last and get blown away by the industrial hardcore sludge of #fange#hellbutcher#ancient#eindhovenmetalmeetingYHC meets early Godflesh/Pitch Shifter?).

1/ Incredible first day at #EindhovenMetalMeeting 2025! While Scandinavia was well represented, the palette of extreme metal genres was diverse. We had never seen #MörkGryning #AndOceans live until yesterday and that was a real #blackmetal#AndOceans#eindhovenmetalmeeting#MörkGryningeat.

The 2025 edition of #eindhovenmetalmeeting just started with the warm up evening. We’ll be around starting tomorrow. This playlist from last year provides a refresher of what kind of awesome #deathmetal and #blackmetal#deathmetal#eindhovenmetalmeetingerformances to expect! […]

Thanks for the great gigs this year #013poppodium A few highlights: Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Incantation with Dead Congregation, Roadburn, Behemoth, Satyricon and Rotting Christ. Here’s to more #deathmetal #blackmetal#deathmetal#013poppodiumnd extreme metal events next year!

#whoredomrife reached the end of its Desecrating Europa Tour today. If you want to relive it or get a taster of what their brand of #blackmetal#whoredomrifesounds like live, check out this playlist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4k1koH86LU&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvCx890JV0Xjoqg9k2jWrOIc

Last #bandcampfriday of 2025. #bandcamp rules and so do loads of artists who deserve our support. Our pick is this fine #deathmetal release from #abysmaldescent#deathmetal#bandcamp#BandcampFridayuth of the border (ie from Belgium, not Mexico!) https://nuclearwinterrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dismal-thoughts

All the way down from #nidaros (aka #trondheim for those in the know), a special Black Metal treat… #whoredomrife just started their Desecrating Europa Tour. It was a pleasure to witness them unleash their brand of #blackmetal at #WillemeenArnhem tonight, with #malakhim and #halphas#malakhim#willemeenarnhem#blackmetal#whoredomrife#trondheim#Nidarosw.

Last Sunday, we had the pleasure to see metal veterans #necrodeath This is their final tour, so no chance to see them again. They gave a solid performance. We have some footage, in case you missed them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQoJgc6MhqQ&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvCq0hk2_42PldwDlpXDJnSY […]

Every Sunday afternoon should be a metal afternoon. Thanks to #MusicOn we got to enjoy Black/Thrash, Crossover/Thrash and Black/Death/Thrash with #witchfukker #remainuntamed and Italian maestros #Necrodeath who are on their final tour. We enjoyed three high […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

The #thrashofthetitans tour was a delicious #thrashmetal sandwich with a #deathmetal filling. Experience it for yourself with this playlist featuring titans #destruction #obituary and #testament#obituary#destruction#deathmetal#thrashmetal#thrashofthetitanss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kou3bAUh0oI&list=PLmn2ED1LqEvCloNCKQBT3hBAGoHaHPRnR

#testament #obituary #destruction and #nervosa joined forces and toured the land as part #thrashofthetitans 2025. We caught them on the last date of the tour, in #utrecht This was a total ripper, as expected by all sensible fans of #thrashmetal and #deathmetal#thrashmetal#utrecht#thrashofthetitans#nervosa#destruction#obituary#testamentsound, performance and show.

Tonight’s program at #tivolivredenburg in #utrecht #nervosa #destruction #obituary #testament #thrashofthetitans #thrashmetal #deathmetal

#soulcrusher was great. Whether you are into #doommetal #deathmetal or #blackmetal the festival had that covered. We attended day two, have some footage that includes #forn #sijjin #oranssipazuzu and #bloodincantation#OranssiPazuzu#sijjin#forn#blackmetal#deathmetal#doommetal#soulcrusherit out here […]

4/4 The second “big gun” at day two of #soulcrusher brought a message from the stars. The message is that #deathmetal can incorporate and build upon prog elements yet remains goosebumps inducing, bone crushing #deathmetal American heroes #bloodincantation had […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

3/4 The first of the “big guns” at day two of #soulcrusher this year was #OranssiPazuzu We saw them earlier this year at Roadburn and seeing them again play a slightly different set was like a delicious #blackmetal#OranssiPazuzu#soulcrusherherry on the cake. They had the venue entranced.